H.R. No. 1555
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The passing of Herbert L. Young of Gilmer on
February 14, 2009, at the age of 87, has brought a tremendous loss
to his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, A native of Gilmer, Mr. Young was born on December
31, 1921, to D. A. and Tressie Bennett Young; he attended East Texas
State Teachers College and joined the United States Navy after the
bombing of Pearl Harbor, serving his country with distinction in
the Pacific during World War II; and
WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. Young joined his
parents as a partner in D. A. Young Grocery and later worked in the
engineering department at Lone Star Steel; in 1966, he purchased
the Gilmer Gulf Oil distributorship and went on to acquire the
Mineola distributorship, which he ran until his retirement in 1983;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Young served his community as a member of the
Gilmer ISD School Board, and he was active in the local First
Baptist Church where he was a member of The Workers Sunday School
class; a lifelong cattle rancher, he also enjoyed hunting, fishing,
and cheering on the Gilmer Buckeyes; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, he was a loving father to his
five children, Andy, Sammy, Virginia, and the late Mari and Jimmy
Young; and
WHEREAS, Although he will be greatly missed, memories of
Herbert Young will long endure in the hearts of all those whose
lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor the life of Herbert L. Young and extend
deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his children, Andy
Young, Sammy Young and his wife, Shanis, and Virginia Goudarzi; to
his grandchildren, Krissy Harle and her husband, Ross, Damon Young
and his wife, Missy, Mitchell Young and his wife, Analisa, Chane
Young, Marty Young and his wife, Megan, Natalie Dixon and her
husband, Chad, Alise Nolan and her husband, Scott, Brent Goudarzi
and his wife, Leslie, and Shawn Goudarzi and his wife, Gayle; to his
15 great-grandchildren, Ilissa, Bethany, and Audrey Nolan, Shelby,
Brandon, Jacob, Graham, Will, and Addison Young, Dain, Zoe, and
Alexis Goudarzi, Carter and Jimmy Cole Dixon, and Colette Nicole
Harle; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Herbert L.
Young.
Hughes
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1555 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 30, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House